Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-12-02
REYIEw 0F TnE CHIcAaO MARkEr

REVIEW or THg CHICAGO hARkErS
CHICAGO. December When toe Board ~
Trade opened this morning the grain markets
we're booming aud values were considerably
higher than yesterday. The bun fever was on.
with almost On entire local SPECULATIVE crowd,
and all were buyers az the start. The rise IN
corn seemed to have substantial foundation. as
cash corn al New York was lhc. higher and ca
bles reported the Liverpool market NJ tending
up. May wheat opened az Sihc against yeeter-
days close ~ size. May corn opened al 81 Nc.
against the close Of 81 aa5l &C. May pork opened
slightly higher az sia2 p. oats shared In the gen
oral advance and were &c. higher 40 Ghc. Ter
May. Trading In all of the grains WAS on A very
large scale, but pork was not as active as usual.
In nearly all the pits the opening prices
we're quickly improved on. One nrm let ~
about about $4,000 bushels VI long wheat early
IN the day. lt was absorbed by the crowd gene
rally. Local buying pnt May up 10 NO early In
the day. but later in the afternoon II had reacted
10 sisc. The volume Of trade was heavy all over
the nOor. IL ia not take corn long 70 make
c'oar advance Of lhc over yesterdays closing,
bit this WAS n fraciiCn leas than lc. over tho
openinc to-day. Sales at 52hc for May we're
not very heavy, though considerable changed
hands on country account IL ia noticeable that
TINS element are still free buyers and big ones
on anything that looss like weak spot From
s24c the price was worked back TO h2sc. toward
the end Of the morning session, keeping pretty
steadily between that and 52'lc. There Was
quiet Bind Of trade IN provisions and . moderate
range made. January port fell back tr0m tit6O
tofiL50. but subsequently recovered 20 siL52A
on quite brisk local buying toward the close.
BALTIMORE.
BALTIMORE. Nd. December Cotton firm;
mlidiing. I0hc. Flour higher for best grades:
H0wari-Street and western super, i2TaH.i5;
do extra, s3aE.6O; DO. family, fias44; city
mills super. g. 3Sai260; DO. extra, Nafa6O; do.
Paiaps'O superlatiye Patent $50: do. fam
lily, 500. Mheat-Southern trm for best gradcs;
red. e5aNbc.: amber. 30aNlc. western higher
AMI fairly active: No. winter red. spot s0Sc.
lar 90 \. u. 40
February. SOS a90c tOrn-Southcrn steady;
white 52a5ic; yellow, 5la55c western higher aud
quiet: mixed. spot, ~. bid; Deremhor, Sao'c.;
January, Sc. Oats arm and fairly active south
ern and Pennsylvania, @aS5c; western white.
35a3dc.; western mixed, s3a3fc Rye urn az
tiaB3r. Provisions hrmer. Messp0rb, tlo. Bulk
meGts--Shou,ders ami clear-rb sides, packed,
ia,t,c. Bacon-Nh, ulders, X aShc.: clear-rtb
sides. &c: hams. l2siet.c. Lari-Retned, SIC.
Potatoes steady az igals.i0. Nniskey quiet at
f.liasi.1A Other articles unchanged. Frelghb
10 Liverpool per steamer duh; cotton. 1854;
-four, H. 3D.: grain. al
ST. LOUIS
Sr. LoCis December Flour higher, ranging
AZ e. l0i5i 10 Wheat opened strong. closing &c.
above Yesterday No. red. cash, iN.c.; Deccm-
Der, 71aai1k e; January. - aai9 &c.; MAY, Si'aa
t5s.c. Corn laiDc higher: cash, i6Ec.: Dec-m-
ber. Size: May. i7qalsNc. oats higher; cash
29N a3l &c.; May. BE- MnisE,y steady al tl.u9.
Provisions strong Pork Irregular; ncS, fliO
Lart. e.. Dry-saited meats boxed -ShOullors.
/ s. IS: loug-clear4 ami clear-rib sides, s. 5'@a
/ $40: short-ciear sies, fG0i 4ntllJ Bacon box
| ed'-Shonliors, 81 81 y lOngriear and clear,rih
sides, 1875, sbort-2iear sides, $50 cams
| steady at il0.5Oasr.
CINCINNATI
CNCTNHArI. December Flour moro active
/ ana strong. Oheat scarce and In good demand I:
/ Sc. . red, Bsc. Corn suong and tendency
/ upward: No. mixed. o.. O8ts-GoOd demand
/ An firmly held: Ma. mixed, 12k,- Pork
/ Light demand; new. ii1 Lard strong and
higher 40 $50 Bulk-meats nominal and un-
changed. Mhiskey steady st sLO5
LOUISVILLE
LOUISVILLE. KY, December l.-Grain FIRM.
Whea;--No. Ted winter. s1r. Corn-No.
m Aed, jla5l t.c Oats-NO 2, 33kc. Provisions
strong: clear rin bulk sides. SIi5; new hams,
sll.5Oafl2. Prime leaf lard, g.
WILMINGTON.
WuMISGroS. December l.--rurpentine steady
at 33Ac Resin steady: strained. s0c. good
strained, So. Tar hrm az 3llO Crude turpen-
; ne nrm; hard, 500. yelow-dip and virgin,
$50.
NEW YORK COTTON FUTURES.
NEW YORK. December Lotion Net re-
caipt- l7S bales: gioss receipts, 5,5Ss bales.
Futures closet SO dy, sales is3.lOO bales: Do
/ cember. $40 62aiilf3; January, $40 6jasl070:
February. siO ,64sl0 -: Marrh. $40 sasi0St;
April. l090aslG9l: May fl0Natl0h; June,
sll n3aill0t; July, slL0sasll.0s; August, SILICA
Sl1.ls.